Recently decesed vietnam vet
. . Contributed By Chris Wright On Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Enquiring for a friend: Are the recently deceased who have passed away due to complications from the Vietnam War eligible to have thier names added to the wall?

George Dayton Adams
. . Contributed By Jan Myrick Adams On Wednesday, January 07, 2004
He was stationed at Fort Carson Colorado before going to vietnam in 1965. He was killed in April 1966. I am his widow and would love to hear from any of the men he served with at Fort Carson or in Viet Nam. If you knew us please e-mail me.

"When the Lord was creating Vietnam veterans"
. . Contributed By Rich Palmeri, VN Vet 70-74 On Thursday, January 08, 2004
When the Lord was creating Vietnam veterans, He was into His 6th day of overtime when an angel appeared. "You're certainly doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And God said, "Have you seen the specs on this order? A Nam vet has to be able to run 5 miles through the bush with a full pack on, endure with barely any sleep for days, enter tunnels his higher ups wouldn't consider doing, and keep his weapons clean and operable. He has to be able to sit in his hole all night during an attack, hold his buddies as they die, walk point in unfamiliar territory known to be VC infested, and somehow keep his senses alert for danger. He has to be in top physical condition existing on c-rats and very little rest. And he has to have 6 pairs of hands." The angel shook his head slowly and said, "6 pair of hands.no way." The Lord say's "It's not the hands that are causing me problems. It's the 3 pair of eyes a Nam vet has to have." "That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through elephant grass, another pair here in the side of his head for his buddies, another pair here in front that can look reassuringly at his bleeding, fellow soldier and say, "You'll make it".when he knows he won't. "Lord, rest, and work on this tomorrow." "I can't," said the Lord. "I already have a model that can carry a wounded soldier 1,000 yards during a firefight, calm the fears of the latest FNG, and feed a family of 4 on a grunt's paycheck." The angel walked around the model and said, "Can it think?" "You bet," said the Lord. "It can quote much of the UCMJ, recite all his general orders, and engage in a search and destroy mission in less time than it takes for his fellow Americans back home to discuss the morality of the War, and still keep his sense of humor." "This Nam vet also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with ambushes from hell, comfort a fallen soldier's family, and then read in his hometown paper how Nam vets are baby killers, psychos, addicts, killers of innocent civilians." The Lord gazed into the future and said, "He will also endure being vilified and spit on when he returns home, rejected and crucified by the very ones he fought for." Finally, the angel slowly ran his finger across the vet's cheek, and said, "There's a leak.I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model." "That's not a leak", said the Lord. "That's a tear." "What's the tear for?" asked the angel. "It's for bottled up emotions, for holding fallen soldiers as they die, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for the terror of living with PTSD for decades after the war, alone with it's demons with no one to care or help." "You're a genius," said the angel, casting a gaze at the tear. The lord looked very somber, as if seeing down eternity's distant shores. "I didn't put it there," he said. (pause for reflection).God bless Nam vets (Author Unknown)

Vietnam vets and Type 2 Diabetes
. . Contributed By John K. Sweetman On Thursday, January 08, 2004
It is estimated that 10% of surviving Vietnam veterans are afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes and that many are still unaware of it. Type 2 Diabetes is now presumed to be a result of exposure to Agent Orange and as such any in-country Vietnam veteran who has been diagnosed with this condition is entitled to free medical supplies and care related to it and monthly disability compensation. Contact your local VA representative or the Disabled American Veterans for assistance in filing your claim. If you have not been tested--GET IT DONE.

TO ALL THE VIETNAM HEROES
. . Contributed By Hank Belasco On Friday, January 09, 2004
I know that each and every one of you are in heaven sitting at God's right hand as you so richly deserve. Many thanks for all your efforts large and small. A Korean War vet.

Finding Robert E. Shaffer
. . Contributed By Samantha Wrona On Saturday, January 10, 2004
Hello everyone. I am a student at Lake Central High School in Indiana. I am doing my part in researching fallen soliders. We have been researching men and women for the State of Indiana who gave their lives in the Vietnam War since 1986. I have been assigned a man named Robert E. Shaffer. He was 19 years old when he sadly died. If you have any information please e-mail me. I would love to know any information you may be able to give me. I believe it is important to honor the men and women who gave their lives for our country. Any information at all would be a tremendously helpful and you would be doing your part to help broken families become whole again. Thank you

Beryl Gene Peters
. . Contributed By Debbie Hall On Saturday, January 10, 2004
Looking for anyone who was with, or knew my Brother. He was a Sgt. in the Marines killed in Quang Nam, South Vietnam Jan. 6, 1970. Would love to hear from someone.

Douglas A Le Mond

I am a reseacher from the state of Indiana that is trying to find families or friends of Vietnam vets from the state of Indiana. If anyone that knew of was related to Douglas Le Mond sees this, if you could please help me with any information you may have. Thank you. God Bless!

Mark S. Lennon
. . Contributed By Bre Ventimiglia On Sunday, January 11, 2004
I am a researcher from the state of Indiana that is trying to contact friends of families of Vietnam Vets from Indiana. If anyone knew or is realted to Mark Lennon, please contact me. Any help would be greatly aprreciated. God Bless!

SGT Wilbert Hoyt Neal, JR
. . Contributed By Jonathan Whitney On Monday, January 12, 2004
SGT Neal was my cousin and I am currently working on my families geneaology and would like to hear from anyone who knew him in Vietnam. His tour of duty started on Oct 3, 1967 and he died on August 17, 1968 in Lam Dong. It states that he was an "accidental homicide" a non-hostile ground casualty. If anyone has any info or rememberances of him please contact me. God Bless All of our Military Personnel.